Tiktok User Backlash

'Chubby filter' pulled from TikTok after user backlash

Critics say the AI tool - which made people look overweight - was a form of body-shaming.

BBC News - 15h

Dylan Mulvaney reflects on fame, Bud Light backlash and resilience

Dylan Mulvaney, the transgender influencer who rose to fame on TikTok, shares her personal journey in "Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer." She opens up about transitioning in the public eye, ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

Aethir drives stronger gaming user acquisition for SuperScale

In a partnership with SuperScale, Aethir argued that it drives stronger user acquisition for game companies.

VentureBeat - Mar. 13

X outage affects thousands of users

An outage on the social media platform X appeared to impact thousands of users on Monday morning. According to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com, more than 37,000 users reported problems ...

The Hill - Mar. 10

X users report a series of outages

Hours after a series of outages that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk is claiming that the social media platform is being targeted in a “massive cyberattack."

ABC News - Mar. 10

What’s Going on With TikTok Right Now?

Trump says a TikTok deal is in the works. Here’s where things stand with the app.

Inc. - Mar. 12

Google allows users to personalize their Gemini conversations with new features

Google is launching new features to let users personalize their AI assistants.

CNBC - Mar. 13

Tilting Point launches $150M user acquisition fund to boost mobile games

Tilting Point has launched a new $150 million user acquisition (UA) fund to help developers scale their games and apps.

VentureBeat - Mar. 11

TikTok extension expiring soon: Will the app be banned?

It's been seven weeks since Donald Trump assumed the presidency, a role in which he promised to "save TikTok." Will it happen in time?

The Hill - Mar. 11

VP Vance Anticipates TikTok Deal by April Deadline

TikTok in the U.S. has been debated for years, and a ban was intended to effect on Jan. 19.

Inc. - 6d

Perplexity AI makes pitch for TikTok purchase

Perplexity AI is making its pitch for TikTok, as the Trump administration’s deadline to strike a deal and avert a ban on the popular video-sharing platform quickly approaches. The artificial ...

The Hill - 17h

Meta confirms it is considering charging UK users for ad-free version

Owner of Facebook and Instagram agreed to stop targeting human rights campaigner after legal agreement. The owner of Facebook and Instagram is considering charging UK users for an advert-free ...

The Guardian - 8h

Trump considers four bids to buy TikTok as deadline for deal looms

President Donald Trump is considering four bids to purchase the social media app TikTok. NBC News’ Steve Romo reports on who the potential buyers could be ahead of the pause on TikTok set to expire.

NBC News - Mar. 11

March Madness 2025: Who are Yahoo Sports users picking in their NCAA tournament brackets?

Even with Cooper Flagg's injury, many Yahoo Sports users are rolling with the Blue Devils in the NCAA tournament.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Rich Rodriguez says he's banned his West Virginia players from dancing on TikTok

"I banned dancing on TikTok. I guess I did that."

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 12

The clock is ticking on the TikTok ban — will the US champion freedom or protectionism?

Lucrative as it is for Big Tech, the U.S. must fight the urge of using its enemies’ tactics: Defending democracy is the one thing that banning TikTok will not do.

The Hill - Mar. 11

Albanian opposition protests TikTok ban alleging censorship ahead of election

Albania’s opposition has protested the left-wing government’s decision to shut down TikTok, calling the move censorship ahead of May 11 parliamentary elections

ABC News - 6d

Rich Rod bans Mountaineers from TikTok dancing

Telling reporters that he wants his Mountaineers to have "a hard edge," West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez has banned his players from dancing on TikTok, saying that this type of social media ...

ESPN - Mar. 11

TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

Social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers and migrants alike

ABC News - 5d

Vance expects a 'high-level' TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline

Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence Friday that a deal to sell TikTok and keep the social media app running in the U.S. would largely be in place by an April deadline.

NBC News - Mar. 14

Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny

Top congressional aides met with Oracle on Tuesday to talk about TikTok, which faces a ban in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner by early April.

The New York Times - 3d

Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny

Top congressional aides met with Oracle on Tuesday to talk about TikTok, which faces a ban in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner by early April.

The New York Times - 3d

Oracle’s Role in TikTok’s Future Gets Capitol Hill Scrutiny

Top congressional aides met with Oracle on Tuesday to talk about TikTok, which faces a ban in the United States unless it is sold to a non-Chinese owner by early April.

The New York Times - 3d

Fan backlash pushes BOS Nation FC to change club name

Boston's National Women's Super League's expansion club, originally named BOS Nation FC, will unveil a new name "in the next few weeks" following fan backlash. The franchise confirmed the news on ...

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 15

Schumer postpones book tour amid backlash over funding vote

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has postponed his book tour scheduled this week in Baltimore, New York, Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia amid an intense backlash from fellow ...

The Hill - 4d

Trump goes to bat for Tesla as backlash, financial woes escalate

The White House is going to bat for Tesla as Elon Musk's electric vehicle (EV) company suffers from financial woes and faces increasingly violent backlash. President Trump and top administration ...

The Hill - 22h

As Rich Rodriguez bans TikTok dancing, what would Nick Saban say? | Toppmeyer

West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez went to a place where President Donald Trump refused to go: He cracked down on TikTok.

Yahoo Sports - 6d

Trump: Administration talking to four groups about possible TikTok sale

President Trump said Sunday that his administration is in talks with four groups about a potential TikTok sale, with less than a month until a ban on the popular video-sharing platform is set to go ...

The Hill - Mar. 10

Trump says TikTok deal is in the works. Here's where things stand with the company

In less than a month, TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the U.S. Questions about the fate of the popular app ...

ABC News - Mar. 11

TikTok becomes a tool of choice in cat-and-mouse game between migrant smugglers and authorities

At a time when legal pathways to the U.S. have been slashed and criminal groups are raking in money from migrant smuggling, social media apps like TikTok have become an essential tool for smugglers ...

NBC News - 4d

TikTok and Trump: The app looks set to survive the next government deadline and stay alive in the U.S.

One of President Donald Trump’s first moves at the start of his second term was to throw a lifeline to TikTok — and analysts are now expecting a repeat performance as a key deadline nears for the ...

MarketWatch - 1d

Chuck Schumer postpones book events due to 'security concerns' amid Democratic backlash over shutdown fight

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is postponing several events across the country this week to promote his new book amid Democratic backlash to his handling of last week's government funding fight.

NBC News - 4d

Trump says US in talks with four groups over TikTok sale: ‘It’s up to me’

President suspended implementation of law ordering app to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or face US ban. Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States was in talks with four groups ...

The Guardian - Mar. 10

Commerce secretary says Trump wants TikTok deal done under current deadline

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday said President Trump would like to hammer out a deal on TikTok's future ownership under the current deadline, saying the president "doesn't like to ask ...

The Hill - Mar. 14

Deaf TikTok star who took poison ‘failed’ by NHS services, inquest hears

Imogen Nunn told support worker she had ‘bought something online’ before she died in Brighton, mother says. A TikTok star who died after consuming a poisonous substance she bought online told an ...

The Guardian - 4d